[Shams] Free agent center Thomas Bryant has agreed to a one-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2025 7:57 pm
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Mavrelous wrote:It's good to keep the tradition of earth shattering news late in the off season
Dame/Jrue trades 2 years ago
KAT trade last year
Thomas Bryant FA deal this year
Now the season can start.
Mavrelous wrote:It's good to keep the tradition of earth shattering news late in the off season
Dame/Jrue trades 2 years ago
KAT trade last year
Thomas Bryant FA deal this year
Now the season can start.
toooskies wrote:Mavrelous wrote:It's good to keep the tradition of earth shattering news late in the off season
Dame/Jrue trades 2 years ago
KAT trade last year
Thomas Bryant FA deal this year
Now the season can start.
Ready for the other shoe?
jbk1234 wrote:toooskies wrote:Mavrelous wrote:It's good to keep the tradition of earth shattering news late in the off season
Dame/Jrue trades 2 years ago
KAT trade last year
Thomas Bryant FA deal this year
Now the season can start.
Ready for the other shoe?
I assume this is a training camp deal.
toooskies wrote:Mavrelous wrote:It's good to keep the tradition of earth shattering news late in the off season
Dame/Jrue trades 2 years ago
KAT trade last year
Thomas Bryant FA deal this year
Now the season can start.
Ready for the other shoe?
toooskies wrote:Mavrelous wrote:It's good to keep the tradition of earth shattering news late in the off season
Dame/Jrue trades 2 years ago
KAT trade last year
Thomas Bryant FA deal this year
Now the season can start.
Ready for the other shoe?
Mavrelous wrote:toooskies wrote:Mavrelous wrote:It's good to keep the tradition of earth shattering news late in the off season
Dame/Jrue trades 2 years ago
KAT trade last year
Thomas Bryant FA deal this year
Now the season can start.
Ready for the other shoe?
Power shift!
Keep him for Mavs games, known Mavs killer.
axeman23 wrote:Mavrelous wrote:
Power shift!
Keep him for Mavs games, known Mavs killer.
The IL finna be the Mavs-killer this year, bro!
Scoot McGroot wrote:Thomas Bryant will always play with passion and energy. If the long range shot is falling enough, he’s a real positive add for the +-10 minutes a night he plays. Hes a nice change of pace alternative for Allen/Mobley. Making the team with his non guaranteed deal may be an uphill battle, but he’ll try his hardest. Not much more you can ask for in a 3rd center.
toooskies wrote:Scoot McGroot wrote:Thomas Bryant will always play with passion and energy. If the long range shot is falling enough, he’s a real positive add for the +-10 minutes a night he plays. Hes a nice change of pace alternative for Allen/Mobley. Making the team with his non guaranteed deal may be an uphill battle, but he’ll try his hardest. Not much more you can ask for in a 3rd center.
I'm still not sure of what to make of Indiana going with Jackson/Bradley/Huff/Wiseman over bringing him back.
Scoot McGroot wrote:toooskies wrote:Scoot McGroot wrote:Thomas Bryant will always play with passion and energy. If the long range shot is falling enough, he’s a real positive add for the +-10 minutes a night he plays. Hes a nice change of pace alternative for Allen/Mobley. Making the team with his non guaranteed deal may be an uphill battle, but he’ll try his hardest. Not much more you can ask for in a 3rd center.
I'm still not sure of what to make of Indiana going with Jackson/Bradley/Huff/Wiseman over bringing him back.
I wouldn't read much into it. Bradley is a major uphill battle to make the roster, but Indy originally signed him to a 2 year deal (team option, and non guaranteed second year), which has kind of been their MO, of late. That alone means there's no real issue to keeping him through camp just to make sure that Jackson/Wiseman are healthy enough from last year's achilles injuries? Buchanan/Pritchard have clearly decided that James Wiseman is their "redevelopment" guy at center, as they've now signed him two years in a row, and likely wouldn't have traded him if he hadn't torn his achilles.
Really, the deciding factor was Indy trading a very minimal amount to bring in Jay Huff instead of Thomas Bryant. Maybe that says a lot, maybe it doesn't.
jbk1234 wrote:Scoot McGroot wrote:toooskies wrote:I'm still not sure of what to make of Indiana going with Jackson/Bradley/Huff/Wiseman over bringing him back.
I wouldn't read much into it. Bradley is a major uphill battle to make the roster, but Indy originally signed him to a 2 year deal (team option, and non guaranteed second year), which has kind of been their MO, of late. That alone means there's no real issue to keeping him through camp just to make sure that Jackson/Wiseman are healthy enough from last year's achilles injuries? Buchanan/Pritchard have clearly decided that James Wiseman is their "redevelopment" guy at center, as they've now signed him two years in a row, and likely wouldn't have traded him if he hadn't torn his achilles.
Really, the deciding factor was Indy trading a very minimal amount to bring in Jay Huff instead of Thomas Bryant. Maybe that says a lot, maybe it doesn't.
I'm actually higher on Bradley, as far the Cavs needs, than Bryant. If the Pacers cut him, I'd love to pick him up.